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Public Health Considerations and the Culture of Alcohol in Vietnam [PDF]

, 2016
The problem of alcohol in Vietnam is interesting when considering the culture surrounding alcohol throughout the country, particularly amongst men. In 2010, Vietnamese men drank 12.1 liters of pure alcohol per capita, while women drank only 0.2 liters ...
Baquet, Daniel
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Exploring lipid diversity and minimalism to define membrane requirements for synthetic cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Designing the lipid membrane of synthetic cells is a complex task, in which its various roles (among them solute transport, membrane protein support, and self‐replication) should all be integrated. In this review, we report the latest top‐down and bottom‐up advances and discuss compatibility and complexity issues of current engineering approaches ...
Sergiy Gan, Victoria Scarpelli, Marten Exterkate   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbial exopolysaccharide production by polyextremophiles in the adaptation to multiple extremes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Polyextremophiles are microorganisms that endure multiple extreme conditions by various adaptation strategies that also include the production of exopolysaccharides (EPSs). This review provides an integrated perspective on EPS biosynthesis, function, and regulation in these organisms, emphasizing their critical role in survival and highlighting their ...
Tracey M Gloster, Ebru Toksoy Öner
wiley   +1 more source

The Community-Based Medication-First program for opioid use disorder: a hybrid implementation study protocol of a rapid access to buprenorphine program in Washington State

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2022
Background Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a serious health condition that is effectively treated with buprenorphine. However, only a minority of people with OUD are able to access buprenorphine.
Caleb J. Banta-Green, Mandy D. Owens, Jason R. Williams, Jeanne M. Sears, Anthony S. Floyd, Wendy Williams-Gilbert, Susan Kingston   +6 more
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Midwives’ engagement in smoking- and alcohol-prevention in prenatal care before and after the introduction of practice guidelines in Switzerland : comparison of survey findings from 2008 and 2018 [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Evidence suggests that cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy negatively impacts fetal health. Health agencies across countries have developed specific guidelines for health professionals in perinatal care to strengthen ...
Gkiouleka, Anna, Grob, Alexander, Lemola, Sakari, Meyer-Leu, Yvonne, Tritten Schwarz, Katharina, Urfer-Maurer, Natalie   +5 more
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Comparing self‐reported race and genetic ancestry for identifying potential differentially methylated sites in endometrial cancer: insights from African ancestry proportions using machine learning models

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Integrating ancestry, differential methylation analysis, and machine learning, we identified robust epigenetic signature genes (ESGs) and Core‐ESGs in Black and White women with endometrial cancer. Core‐ESGs (namely APOBEC1 and PLEKHG5) methylation levels were significantly associated with survival, with tumors from high African ancestry (THA) showing ...
Huma Asif, J. Julie Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Sleep disturbances are associated with cortical and subcortical atrophy in alcohol use disorder

Translational Psychiatry, 2021
Sleep disturbances are prominent in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and predict relapse. So far, the mechanisms underlying sleep disruptions in AUD are poorly understood.
Rui Zhang, Dardo Tomasi, Peter Manza, Ehsan Shokri-Kojori, Sukru B. Demiral, Dana E. Feldman, Danielle S. Kroll, Catherine L. Biesecker, Katherine L. McPherson, Gene-Jack Wang, Corinde E. Wiers, Nora D. Volkow   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alcohol consumption in young adults: the role of multisensory imagery. [PDF]

, 2013
Accepted 19.11.2013Little is known about the subjective experience of alcohol desire and craving in young people. Descriptions of alcohol urges continue to be extensively used in the everyday lexicon of young, non-dependent drinkers. Elaborated Intrusion
Andrade, J, Connor, JP, Drennan, J, Feeney, GFX, Fry, M-L, Gullo, MJ, Kavanagh, DJ, May, J, Previte, J, Tjondronegoro, D, White, AM   +10 more
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The short-term impact of the alcohol act on alcohol-related deaths and hospital admissions in Scotland: a natural experiment [PDF]

, 2018
Background and aim: The introduction of the Alcohol Act in Scotland on 1 October 2011, which included a ban on multi-buy promotions, was likely associated with a fall in off-trade alcohol sales in the year after its implementation.
Babor, Beeston, Bellis, Black, Booth, Bray, Chikritzhs, Cleveland, Craig, Craig, Fretheim, Holmes, Holmes, Information Services Division, Jarosz, Jones, Leon, Linden, Ludbrook, Meng, Nakamura, Nakamura, Robinson, Robinson, St Clair, Stockwell, Vocht, Wagenaar, Wagenaar, Whyte, World Health Organization, Zhao   +31 more
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Advances in the science and treatment of alcohol use disorder

Science Advances, 2019
Pharmacological and behavioral treatments exist for alcohol use disorder, but more are needed, and several are under development. Alcohol is a major contributor to global disease and a leading cause of preventable death, causing approximately 88,000 ...
K. Witkiewitz, R. Litten, L. Leggio, L. Leggio, L. Leggio   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source